New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #564 December 26, 2024

Connections is back with another puzzle to ponder over and challenge yourself with. While the rules of how to play Connections might make it sound easy—just put some words into categories—but the reality can be a lot more difficult.

So, if you are stuck on today’s puzzle, you can find all the answers, hints, and spoilers you’ll need in the article below. No matter what help you need to win, you can find it somewhere in the paragraphs included here.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #564 for December 26, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Tidy, Ala, Handsome, Elder, Spruce, Like, Pine, Miss, Healthy, Roughly, Ark, Palm, About, Respectable, Ore, and Around.

What is the Definition of Ala?

An ala is a wing or a part of something that looks or functions as a wing. It can also be “either of the two side petals of a flower in the legume family, as the pea,” according to Dictionary.com. ALA is also an acronym for a lot of different things, including Alabama, the American Library Association, and others.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are looking for a clue, a hint to a category, or even individual spoilers for this difficult puzzle game, you can find them in the sections below. Look for the heading of the item you want to see, then press the Read More button below it to open it up.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints about this innovative puzzle game:

1. None of these groups are about liking or loving someone or something.

2. Miss and Ala go in the same group.

3. Healthy and Respectable go in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: A ballpark figure.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Approximately.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Approximately.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: About, Around, Like, Roughly.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Types of big plants.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Trees.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Trees.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Elder, Palm, Pine, Spruce.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: A large group, a large pile of something.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Sizable, As An Amount.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Sizable, As An Amount.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Handsome, Healthy, Respectable, Tidy.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is US State Abbreviations, Per AP Style Guide.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is US State Abbreviations, Per AP Style Guide.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Ala, Ark, Miss, Ore.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #564 for December 26, 2024

Need the whole answer for this free browser game? Look inside this next expandable section to see the complete answer, including all the categories and the words that go in them.

• Yellow – Approximately: About, Around, Like, Roughly
• Green – Trees: Elder, Palm, Pine, Spruce
• Blue – Sizable, As An Amount: Handsome, Healthy, Respectable, Tidy
• Purple – US State Abbreviations, Per AP Style Guide: Ala, Ark, Miss, Ore

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